Morningside had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They put the hurt on the Locke Saints with a sharp 14-7 victory. This was payback for the Monarchs, who suffered a 15-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jose Navarro
| 02/18/25 @ Locke | 4 |
| 04/16/24 vs Centennial | 2 |
| 04/02/24 @ Nogales | 2 |
| 03/28/24 @ Santa Ana Valley | 2 |
| 03/26/24 @ Santa Ana Valley | 2 |
Jose Navarro made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in each of the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Morningside got a massive performance out of Ramiro Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Edison Macias, who scored a run and stole five bases while going 2-for-3.
Morningside has already played their next match, a 10-8 defeat against Santa Ana Valley on the 20th. As for Locke, they will head out on the road to square off against Inglewood at 3:15 p.m. on February 25th.
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